The Pig-out Diet!

Anonymous · February 2008

The Pig-out Diet!

Anonymous · February 2008

As crazy as this sounds (lose weight by overeating), this diet might work for some people. It might not be especially healthy to totally let loose on those alternate days, but if one stays a little aware of nutrition, it could work.....

From Runner's World:

How To Lose Weight By Pigging Out Every Other Day
Both scientific reports, and individual success stories, are beginning to grab some attention. One popular routine: Every other day, you reduce your calorie intake to about 20-30 percent of normal. This might seem hard, but it's not so tough, practitioners say, when you know you're going to "pig out" the next day. And that's what they do. You might eat 130 percent of normal the next day. But you lose weight because, in each two-day block, you're consuming 20 percent fewer calories than normal. Source: Nutrition Data Blog

celia088 · February 2008

hi Marin,

I think that this diet would confuse your blood sugar and mess with your body's insulin production. Doesn't sound healthy to me. I am diabetic and in the past when i had to give myself a bigger insulin shot, i always gained weight and also had more food cravings. When a non-diabetic person eats, their body sends its own insulin into the blood to counteract the glucose. 130% of normal (food intake) on some days does not sound ok. I just spent the last year losing 75 lbs and I did it by having smaller portions and small snacks to keep my blood sugar more constant and low. JMO

abbadoodles · February 2008

Interesting. Historically, I suppose that is what people had to do, unintentionally, of course. Food was not sitting in the fridge to be gobbled at will. You had to grow it or catch it, then cook it, whereupon you had a feast, then semi-fasted til the next kill. Hmmmm.

As celia says, though, it could be dangerous for diabetics.

Tina

badboob67 · February 2008

Well, I have a history of eating disorders (anorexia and bulimia) and sort of settled into this type of eating pattern over the last several years. I've gained over 100 lbs eating this way, so I wouldn't advise it! LOL! It is probably something that could work short-term to jump start the metabolism. Continually dieting tends to cause the metabolism to slow down.

celia088 · February 2008

I don't think this diet would be healthy for anyone, whether diabetic or not. I think it confuses your blood sugar.

Anonymous · March 2008

I'm sure that you all are absolutely correct, but it does sound tempting. I don't really need to lose weight, but I do try to do a semi-fast day once a week or so because it makes me feel cleansed or something. But yeah, that constant, extreme up & down is probably a bad idea. Pretty sad it was in Runner's World....a sub-population of runners tend to have a rather unhealthy obsession with staying "lean."

~Marin

celia088 · March 2008

Runner's World mag....hmmmm, interesting. Runners are also known to cram big amounts of carbs before a race too. Doing a semi-fast day once a week seems a bit more reasonable than cramming 130% of your normal food intake (after dieting the day before), that is, as long as you drink fluids (and some with carbs) during the fast. Also i would think that fasting for a half day would be much better than for 24 hours.

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